Ryanair threatens to 'reassess' a $30 billion Boeing order after getting U.S. flak for considering China's COMAC jets

[Eugene]

Source: Fortune

Ryanair threatens to ‘reassess’ a $30 billion Boeing order after getting U.S. flak for considering China’s COMAC jets

Lionel Lim
Fri, May 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM EDT 4 min read

Ryanair, the low-cost Irish airline, could be thinking about China’s COMAC as a Boeing replacement.

In a letter to Democratic congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, CEO Michael O’Leary said Ryanair would “reassess” its Boeing order if U.S. tariffs increase the cost of the company’s planes. The airline currently has 330 planes on order with Boeing; the order is estimated to be worth about $30 billion.

The aviation sector is quickly becoming a key battleground in the trade war between the U.S. and its major trading partners. Boeing and Airbus, the current duopoly, are now grappling with how tariffs will affect their supply chains and international sales–with the disruption potentially opening the door to other suppliers, like COMAC.

In late March, O’Leary said he was open to buying the C919, a narrow-body plane made by COMAC, if the price was right. The C919 is China’s answer to Boeing 737 and Airbus’s A320.

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[tanyev]

1. And now Ireland tells Donny to feck off.